Martin Vaculik wins the 2024 DEWALT FIM SGP of Poland – Wroclaw. No Poles in the final

The 8th round of the Individual World Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium in Wroclaw, where the world’s best riders competed for valuable points in the overall standings. The best that evening was Martin Vaculik. Fredrik Lindgren came in 2nd place, and Robert Lambert closed the podium. Three Poles were eliminated at the semifinal stage.

In the first race, Szymon Woźniak made a solid start, but was soon overtaken by Martin Vaculik. Behind them, Leon Madsen competed for third place with Jan Kvech. Ultimately, the Dane also defeated Woźniak, securing two points.

In the next race, fans at the stadium witnessed an exciting battle between Jack Holder and Robert Lambert, with the Australian emerging victorious. The last race of the first series was won by Patryk Dudek, who was racing with a wild card. Right behind him were Max Fricke, Mikkel Michelsen, and closing the pack was Bartosz Zmarzlik.

At the start of the 2nd series of races, after an extraordinary attack, Maciej Janowski triumphed. Dudek added another “three” to his tally in the 7th race of the day. Martin Vaculik also joined the ranks of the undefeated.

After a sluggish start and a change of bike, Daniel Bewley finally enjoyed a victory. In the twelfth race, Fricke made a good start and took the lead, but lost control of his bike exiting the first corner and fell. The referee disqualified him from the restart, in which Vaculik once again finished 1st.

Kubera made excellent use of the inside track advantage in the thirteenth race. Behind him was a fierce battle between Bewley and Michelsen. The Brit quickly pulled away from the Dane and started closing in on the Pole. On the third lap, the BETARD SPARTA rider got past the representative of ORLEN OIL MOTOR Lublin.

In the 18th race, Madsen was disqualified after attacking along the curb while in last place, causing Janowski to fall and take Zmarzlik down with him. As a result, Dominik Kubera also crashed.

Three Polish representatives – Zmarzlik, Janowski, and Dudek – advanced to the semifinals. Kubera and Woźniak finished their runs in the main phase.

Terrible luck struck Maciej Janowski in the first semifinal, as his machine broke down just after the start. His national team colleague Bartosz Zmarzlik faced the same fate, struggling with a mechanical defect. Furthermore, Patryk Dudek failed to secure a spot in the grand final. Consequently, none of the Poles advanced to the final stage of the competition.

In the decisive race of the day, Martin Vaculik dominated from the start, with Lindgren in pursuit. The third place went to Robert Lambert, and Michelsen finished last.

Results of the 2024 DEWALT FIM SGP of Poland – Wroclaw:

1. Martin Vaculik – 17 pts
2. Fredrik Lindgren – 15 pts
3. Robert Lambert – 13 pts
4. Mikkel Michelsen – 11 pts
5. Patryk Dudek – 11 pts
6. Daniel Bewley – 10 pts
7. Bartosz Zmarzlik – 11 pts
8. Maciej Janowski – 10 pts
9. Andzejs Lebedevs – 7 pts
10. Leon Madsen – 7 pts
11. Jack Holder – 6 pts
12. Dominik Kubera – 6 pts
13. Max Fricke – 6 pts
14. Kai Huckenbeck – 4 pts
15. Jan Kvech – 3 pts
16. Szymon Woźniak – 1 pt
17. Marcel Kowolik – ns.
18. Nikodem Mikołajczyk – ns

Overall standings in FIM SGP 2024:

1. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 121
2. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 106
3. Robert Lambert (Great Britain) 106
4. Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark) 101
5. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) 95
6. Jack Holder (Australia) 93
7. Daniel Bewley (Great Britain) 84
8. Dominik Kubera (Poland) 73
9. Leon Madsen (Denmark) 67
10. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia) 51
11. Szymon Woźniak (Poland) 51
12. Jason Doyle (Australia) 47
13. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany) 46
14. Max Fricke (Australia) 42
15. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic) 30
16. Tai Woffinden (Great Britain) 23
17. Maciej Janowski (Poland) 18

Weronika Cich